Comparison

Gutenberg Project vs La Librairie D’Emile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gutenberg Project

Access over 60,000 classic books and 7,000 human-read audiobooks from Project Gutenberg. Enjoy a beautiful reading experience with synchronized audio and text, intelligent table of contents, and personalized recommendations based on user data. Export books with notes and bookmarks.

Highlights
  • Access 60,000+ classic books
  • 7,000+ human-read audiobooks
  • Synchronized read-along audio/text
  • Intelligent Table of Contents
  • Big data-driven recommendations
  • Export books with notes/bookmarks
Features
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【Premier Reader】: This app costs $6, and our users are paying for it each and every day. Why? It is the best Gutenberg Reader: beautiful images, elegant formatting, and graceful page turning. Contents live from Project Gutenberg with last-minute update, more than 60,000 most important books ever published in history. Plus more than 7,000 human-read audio books. 【Audio books】: There are more than 7,000 human-read audio books, all for the price of a cup of coffee. Alternatively you could pay $3-5 for a single audiobook as some of the "Audio app" would ask you to pay. 【Book recommendation】: Every app gives you a list of book recommendation, but where did they find the list? dreamed up in 'lala' land? We base our recommendation solidly on big data, tens of millions of pages actually read by our users. Downloading or page flipping has no effect on the ranking of our recommendation list. 【Number of Books】: No other apps have more Gutenberg books, and many competitors are missing some classic Gutenberg books, and many competitors use outdated data from Gutenberg. 【Reading】: Texts and images are presented by a sophisticated book reader: beautiful presentation, graceful page turning, and the most intelligent Table of Contents (better than any other book reader for the same book). 【Read-along】: Audio and Text are synchronized when possible. You can read, listen, or read-Along, and switch between them at will. 【Export】: Export a book together with bookmarks and the notes you inserted into the book to anyone and any device, or save it i the cloud (google drive, one drive, or iCloud). * The PAID version "Gutenberg Books" allows unlimited reading and listening.

About

La Librairie D’Emile

Features
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La Librairie D’Emile — your all-in-one app for books, stationery, and printing! Whether you’re a student, professional, or book lover, La Librairie makes it simple to shop, print, and stay organized — all in one place. - Shop Everything You Need Browse thousands of stationery items, school supplies, office tools, and books — available for delivery or pickup. - Copy & Print Center Print, copy, or bind — fast, easy, and affordable. - Fast Delivery or Pickup Choose your preferred option and track your orders in real time. - Exclusive Offers Get access to in-app deals, student discounts, and seasonal promotions. - Why You’ll Love La Librairie Wide range of books and stationery Quick printing and copying services Order tracking and history Clean, easy-to-use interface Everything you need for learning, work, and creativity — just a tap away. Download La Librairie today and make your everyday essentials easier than ever.

Screenshots

Gutenberg Project4 screens
La Librairie D’Emile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: La Librairie D’Emile at none against Gutenberg Project's 2. Gutenberg Project's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gutenberg Project sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. La Librairie D’Emile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gutenberg Project versus La Librairie D’Emile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg ProjectLa Librairie D’Emile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB110 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerhimalaya-softEddress

Bugs and requests

Gutenberg Project

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • 504 bad gateway errors
  • App not working at all
  • App not showing any pages
  • Search doesn't find anything but error 404
  • Stopped working, will not load catalog
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  • Close when attempt to open current book
  • Could not download more than four pages
  • Downloaded books became confused
  • Every time you touch the screen wrong it flips the page
  • Sets you back to page one
  • Deleted all offline books and audiobook
  • Missing offline books
  • Cannot read the description of the book
  • Books open at the end
  • Too many redirects
  • Most buttons go to an 'email a friend' page or 'Access forbidden'

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to choose favorite colors for reading
  • Paid premium version with custom color combinations
  • Sourcing more Gutenberg sites
  • Option to make text black on white
  • Continuous ad at bottom or top instead of full page
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  • Less stylized page turn option (swipe or continuous scroll)
  • One app for finding, downloading, and reading
  • Ability to search Audiobooks by Genre
  • Ability to favorite and build a library
  • Night reading mode facility

La Librairie D’Emile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gutenberg Project

One-time2
  • Unlimited Reading$2.99
  • Unlimited Listening$2.99
None

La Librairie D’Emile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gutenberg Project free?
Gutenberg Project is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is La Librairie D’Emile free?
La Librairie D’Emile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gutenberg Project or La Librairie D’Emile have ads?
La Librairie D’Emile shows ads; Gutenberg Project does not.

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